By now, we know that Game of Thrones uses a heavy VFX hand when it comes to building the world of Westeros but it’s still amazing how real their visual effects can make it look. That’s because pretty much everything is fake. Seriously. Anything far off in the distance or people standing around or flags waving have all been added in digitally. Read more…
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This video shows how pretty much everything in Game of Thrones is fake
Benedict Cumberbatch has said that he felt like a “boobie” in his motion capture suit for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug , but how did he actually look? This video shows us how Weta translated Cumberbatch’s performance into the CG-animated Smaug. Read more…
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Watch Benedict Cumberbatch on all fours in his mo-cap suit as Smaug
In 2011-12, the VFX company Rhythm & Hues created the astounding effects for Ang Lee’s gorgeous movie The Life of Pi . Then they went bankrupt, fired their staff, and went out of business. Two weeks later they won an Oscar. The new documentary Life After Pi shows how this insanity was made possible. Read more…
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Learn how Hollywood screwed over the VFX industry in Life After Pi
How convincing can special effects be in real life? A trio of black men wore masks purchased from a special effects company while committing a robbery in order to make witnesses believe they were white—and it actually worked. Read more…
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Robbers used special effects masks to disguise themselves as white